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[ExtremeTech] Finally confirmed: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs

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http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/147978-finally-confirmed-an-asteroid-wiped-out-the-dinosaurs


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A team of American and European researchers have confirmed that the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction - the event that wiped out roughly 75% of the planet's species, including almost every dinosaur - was caused by an asteroid impact in Mexico 66 million years ago. The Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction was the last great extinction event to occur on Earth, and is most notable for causing the diversification of mammals that eventually resulted in **** sapiens.
 
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I wonder when the next one will come along? You know to wipe out humans.
 
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I will have to read this later but Alright guys Good job! I don't know why they needed to wait so long, the amount of evidence supporting this has been staggering for a very long time now..
 
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I agree, this event lead directly to the evolutionary development of Honey Boo Boo....
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Originally Posted by 5entinel View Post

Leave religion and conspiracy garbage out of this thread please...
I usually skip science articles on OCN because of this. Thanks. I just think its funny that self-coined intellectuals can't stay on topic.

I honestly didn't think this was disputed.
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In other words, prior to the extinction event, Earth was already teetering on the edge of self-annihilation. The asteroid was simply the zettajoule stick that broke T-Rex's back.
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